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I interviews my father, Rabbi Jacob Herber, on his experience with the San Francisco earthquake

Social studies interview about memories.Theme:Each moment can be a learning experience.

Sally’s life.

The conversation covers the life and soccer career of Angel Vazquez.

summary and thoughts from my mom's life.

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our fifth StoryCorps conversation is between SFV Board Members Joanne Low and Mary Lanier. Both now retired, had careers in leadership positions in education and healthcare. Mary and Joanne share with us stories about getting...

I interviewed my mom Fiona, and she revealed some interesting (and maybe even disturbing) facts about my family, her step father who will always be her hero, and what she wants for me in the future.

Gookie (my grandfather) talks with me about his life growing up in Marin and the struggles he faced. His fondest memories of living in Marin and the people he met along the way that helped him through life. But also...

Mom talks about her childhood, boarding school, marriage and family, career.

Scott Stuart Finlay (65) asks his father-in-law Wilbur Robert [Bob] Kelley (98) about his time as an electrician in WWII and the Korean War, and his life post war.

I talked with my grandmother about my mother as a child, how her childhood was like as a first generation immigrant from Greece in San Francisco, and he first impressions of my father.

My Persian grandfather and Scottish grandmother tell the story of how they met so many years ago. All 11 grandkids and our parents sat around a table in Napa listening to the story of how our family began.

Kathy interviews her wife Liz of 33, almost 34, years. They speak of identity, consciousness raining circles, social justice, parent and grandparent hood, bar culture, LGBTQ rights, and their love story with their 3 commitment ceremonies and marriage celebrations.

Peter Kaplanis (74) walks his daughter Cami Kaplanis (50) through his father's emigration to the U.S. from Greece, his upbringing in San Francisco and his military service.

Throughout this interview we discuss the different perspective that we possess about the current pandemic and how his past experiences compare to this one.

Dale Boesky (85) talks to his daughter Sara Glass (58) and his granddaughter Jennifer Glass (31) about his childhood, his young adulthood, and his career in psychoanalysis.

Kayla Iacovino's research seeks to better understand the inner workings of crustal volcanic systems; drawing inspiration from Star Trek, she strives to harness geochemical information to improve lives. In this interview Dr. Iacovino talks about the hurdles she has overcome,...

Tio Fredo's memories growing up in Arizona.

Ellen Sears (75) and colleague Wayne Boatwright (61) discuss religion, death, addiction, and meritocracy.

Marissa Kanz (38) talks with her ex-husband, Daniel Baughn (40), about their friendship, courtship, marriage and divorce. They talk about their shared spiritual faith, their six-year-old daughter and Daniel Baugh's coming out after they were married. They then talk about...

Riley Duren is a Research Scientist at the University of Arizona and an Engineering Fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His current research focus is developing greenhouse gas monitoring systems to support decision-making about climate. Listen to Riley discuss why...

My mother's life as a whole.

I sit down with my maternal grandfather, Marcus Woo (Gung-Gung), to talk about coming to and growing up in America.

Roddy and Gert discuss history and current work of The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Maria (68) shares her story of leaving her home in Yugoslavia.